US1455614A - Tractor attachment - Google Patents

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May 15, 1923. y 1,455,614

F. T. HEUER ET AL TRACTOR ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 5, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet l EASSM F, T. HEUER ET AL TRACTOR ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 5, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 calnwnoz/ /-Zfaf May 15, T923.

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n star FRED T. HEUER .AND GEORGE D. LATTA, F PRINCETON, ILLINOIS; SAIDl LATTA. ASSIGNOR TO SAID HEUER.

TRACTOR ATTACHMENT.

Application filed November 5, 1920. Serial No. 422,069.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED T. HEUER and GEORGE D. LATTA, citizens of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tractor Attachments; and we do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates broadly to improvements in tractors, and it has more particular reference to a plurality of attachments therefor, which permit the tractor to be operated by the same person who operates a binder or other trailer which is connected to the tractor, thus obviating the necessity of employing an additional man or operator for the tractor as is ordinarily done.

The principle object of the invention is to provide a plurality of simple attachments for the clutch operating pedal, throttle lever` and steering mechanism which are such that they permit the tractor to be easily and conveniently operated from the trailer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which likev numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a conventional form of tractor and binder connected thereto, disclosing my improved attachments in the manner in which they are associated with these machines.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the tractor disclosing my improved attachments more clearly and the manner in which they are associated with the respective parts to which they are attached.

Referring to the drawings, wherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated, it will be seen that the letter T designates a conventional form of tractor, which as usual, includes a clutch operating,- pedal P, a throttle lever TL. and steering mechanism indicated as a whole, by the letters SM. Hitched or connected in any suitable way to the tractor is a trailer which in this instance is in the form of a binder B. All of my attachments consist broadly of flexible connections between the respective parts which they are intended to operate and the trailer, all of these attachments or connections extending rearwardly from the tractor to the trailer and being operated from the latter.

The attachment or connection for actuating the clutch pedal comprises a substantially L-shaped member or bell crank lever 1, the short arm of which is apertured to permit passage therethrough of the opposite ends of U-clips 2 which are passed around. said clutch operating pedal in the manner disclosed. Detachably connected to a ring, 3 which is carried by the long arm of said member`l is an operatingrod i this being connected to the ring by means of an ordi nary snapefastener 5 and extending real'- wardly from the tractor to the trailer to a point within convenient reach of the operator of the' latter so that by pulling the rod 4i towards him, he may depress the clutch pedal IJ to move it to ineffective position. In order to retain this clutch pedal in its ineffective position, I employ a trip device which is in the form of an arm 6 pivoted intermediate its ends to the long arm of said L-shaped member, this trip arm being provided at its free end with a shoulder 7 which is adapted to engage the lateral projection 8 on the tractor. A rope 9 or the like is detachably connected to the opposite end of this trip arm, and this rope serves to disengage the arm 6 from the proj ection 8 when it is pulled toward the operator of the trailer in the same manner that the operating; member 4 is actuated.

The throttle lever is likewise operated by a rearwardly ext-ending rod or similar ele/- ment 10 which is connected therewith and extends within convenient reach of the binder operator. This rod 10 may be suitably connected with the throttle lever in various ways, it being preferably connected therewith through the medium of a two-part clamp 11 which permits it to be readily attached and detached.

The tractor is steered from the binder by means of a shaft 12 made up of a plurality of elements which are universally connected with one another as indicated at 13, the fore-most element of this shaft carrying beveled gear 14 which is adapted to mesh with a similar gear 15 for the purpose of Cil an attaching member 17' connected to the.

spokes of the'steering wheel and operatively 'connected with the steering rod. A housing 1.8, which constitutes a bearing for the last named element of the operating shaft l2 and serves as a cover for the gears, is einployed, this being preferably Connected to a transverse board which is in turn car ied by the uprightot the hood orcanopy Hot the tractor. At its opposite end, the shat't 12 is provided with a hand wheel'QO which serves to impart rotation thereto and in turn impart rotation to the steering rod of thc tractor.

The operation of the device is as -itollows: The clutch pedal P lin the position in which it is shown in the drawingsis ine'lnective and assuming that it is desired to 'throw the clutch out to move it to ineffective position, this may be done by pulling rearwardly on the operating rod 4, Such' movement of this rod will move the lever l in such a manner as to depress or move the clutch pedal downwardly and when the lever l has been moved suiiiciently, the trip arm 6 will automatically engage the extension 8 and retain the clutch pedal in this ineffective position.

To release the clutch pedal, it is only necessary to exert a rearward pull on the rope t) which will in turn disengage the trip arm and the spring of the clutch pedal will auto-l matically return the latterto operative or effective position. lVhen it is found desira- 'ble to decrease or increase the speed by mov- 'ing the throttle lever, this may 'be done by moving the rod 10 'forwardly or rearwardly as the case may be. It is obvious that rotating the' hand wheel 20 in one direction will impart rotation to the' steering wheel of the tractor and cause the latter to move in the f further descriptionof the operation and api plication of my improvedv yattachment is thought unnecessary. p i y From the foregoing description it will be seen that l have devised a plurality of eX- tremely advantageous attachments Jfor a tractor. which enable me to 'operatetlie latter :trom a binder or other trailer which is vconnected-to the tractor, thus dispensing with the additional operator who is usually employed to operate the tractor. My improved kattachments permitk me to effectively steer the tractor, operate the clutch pedal, and

.actuate the throttle lever.v My attachments are extremelyA simple in construction and easy to attach and detach, and are such in construction that they insure effective oper* ation.` rlhese and other advantages and eatures of my invention have, no doubt, become apparent from' the foregoing description. s ,n f Since probably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrangement of parts shown vand described herein, this construction and arrangement is ltaken as the preferred embodiment of my invention. However, l wish it to beunderstood that various minor changes'in the shape,

size, and arrangement of parts'may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of t-he invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

l. The combination with` a tractor provided witha clutch pedal and a trailer connected'to the tractor; or" a bell-cranlrlever detachably connected to the pedal, anvoperating rod pivotally connected to said lever, eXtenduing vrearwardly to and being operable from the trailer, avk shoulder on said tractor, a triplever ycarried by said iirstlever and being engageable with the shoulder, andan operating member extending rearwardly from. the trip-lever tov thetrailer, being likewise operablefrom thelatter.` i

2. In combination, a tractorincluding a clutch operating pedal, a trailer connectedk with said tractor," and means associated with said pedal and controlled from the trailer for operating the pedal from thelattei In testimony whereof. we'have hereunto set our hands. Y

'l FRED T. HEUER.

GEORGE D. LATTA.

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